Music Monday (2): The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale

Welcome to my not-so-weekly weekly feature Music Monday, where I make a short list of music I think fits the book I'm currently reading. This feature is far from weekly because I can't always picture music that would compliment the book that I'm currently reading. However, this week I want to spotlight The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale for a couple of reasons, the first being that I am totally obsessed with this book and I wouldn't dream of missing a chance to post about it, and the second being that the author mentions quite a few songs throughout this book, usually when Delphine, the protagonist is in the process of choreographing. I thought that it would be nice to make a list of a few of the songs that she mentions in the book so that the reader can immerse themselves farther in the story, by way of knowing the songs that are mentioned.

So, without further ado, here is a (very brief) list of some of the songs mentioned in The Ballerinas, for your convenience.

Tristan und Isolde - Richard Wagner. In the book, the part being used isn't mentioned, only that it its an excerpt of Tristan und Isolde, so I chose the prelude to link here.

   

La Boheme - Puccini. This, like the above is mentioned as Delphine is choreographing Tsarina.

These next few are from later in the novel, when Delphine is mapping out her Janis Joplin inspired piece, so the next few are all by - you guessed it - Janis Joplin.

Mercedes Benz

Cry Baby

Piece of my Heart

Little Girl Blue

Maybe

And that's it for this week's Music Monday! Look out for the Ballerinas release on December 7, 2021 and when you do come back and visit this post so you can listen to the music while you read!

Music Monday (1): The Poppy and Rose by Ashlee Cowles

Today I wanted to start a new type of post on my blog called Music Monday, where I share songs that I thing accompany my current read quite nicely.

These will just be short little posts to quickly list songs that I think fit my read, like a tiny bite sized playlist.

I don't think that this will become a regular weekly thing that I do, because I only want to post when I feel that I have songs that really fit the writing. I've had this idea for awhile, but this is the first week that I actually feel like I'm reading a book that definitely should be accompanied by a little soundtrack.

This week, I'm reading The Poppy and the Rose by Ashlee Cowles, a story about Taylor, who arrives in Oxford for a journalism program--and to find our more mysterious trip her father took there prior to his death, and the story of Ava Knight, a titanic survivor. Somehow, their stories are connected, and the only way for Taylor to figure out how, is to keep reading Ava's memoir in Meadowbrook Manor, the place where Ava grew up.

The songs that I have chosen that I feel like perfectly accompany the story are two classic piano pieces: J.S Bach's Prelude No. 1 and Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. I can only ever picture classical music when thinking about the titanic, and when I picture any Manor setting, in my mind, there's always piano playing mysteriously in the background.

So, if anybody reads The Poppy and the Rose I suggest doing so with classical piano playing in the background.